Saturday Crossword — August 4, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 8/4/1979. By Scully.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Thick slice (4)
- SLAB
- 5 Across: Annoy (3)
- IRK
- 8 Across: Annoyer (4)
- PEST
- 12 Across: What annoyers do (4)
- TIRE
- 13 Across: Knot or shred of wool (4)
- NOIL
- 15 Across: Earl "___" Hines, jazz pianist (5)
- FATHA
- 16 Across: Tennis term (4)
- ADIN
- 17 Across: Hengist or Horsa (4)
- JUTE
- 18 Across: "___ Is Born" (5)
- ASTAR
- 19 Across: George S. Kaufman's "Epitaph for a waiter" (15)
- GODCAUGHTHISEYE
- 22 Across: Engage (4)
- HIRE
- 23 Across: Fictional Jane (4)
- EYRE
- 24 Across: "Hello, ___!" (5)
- DOLLY
- 26 Across: Strength of a current (8)
- AMPERAGE
- 30 Across: Minute arachnids (5)
- MITES
- 31 Across: Scoff (5)
- SNEER
- 32 Across: What the Dr. ordered (3)
- MED
- 33 Across: "A Secretary Is Not ___," 1961 song (4)
- ATOY
- 34 Across: Asparagus part (5)
- SPEAR
- 35 Across: Vol. State (4)
- TENN
- 36 Across: Lunched (3)
- ATE
- 37 Across: Destroyer: Comb. form (5)
- CLAST
- 38 Across: Eighth Greek letter (5)
- THETA
- 39 Across: Collaborator with Kaufman (8)
- MOSSHART
- 41 Across: Equals (5)
- PEERS
- 42 Across: Ornery one (4)
- CUSS
- 43 Across: Part of a Kipling line (4)
- ARAG
- 44 Across: Musical by Kaufman and 39 Across (15)
- IDRATHERBERIGHT
- 51 Across: He played Throttlebottom in "Of Thee I Sing" (5)
- MOORE
- 52 Across: Traditional septet (4)
- SEAS
- 53 Across: Rake (4)
- ROUE
- 54 Across: Stupid ones (5)
- ASSES
- 55 Across: Sensitivity (4)
- TACT
- 56 Across: Tra-___ (4)
- LALA
- 57 Across: Malt-and-honey drink (4)
- MEAD
- 58 Across: "Little Red Book" author (3)
- MAO
- 59 Across: Event at bridge (4)
- SLAM
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Kind of party (4)
- STAG
- 2 Down: Where Venetians bask (4)
- LIDO
- 3 Down: Parched (4)
- ARID
- 4 Down: A Kaufman companion at the Algonquin Round Table (8)
- BENCHLEY
- 5 Down: Lesion (6)
- INJURY
- 6 Down: Cosmetician's product (5)
- ROUGE
- 7 Down: ___ and kin (4)
- KITH
- 8 Down: Tarkenton was one (6)
- PASSER
- 9 Down: Ending for room or kitchen (4)
- ETTE
- 10 Down: Vehicle in a Holmes poem (4)
- SHAY
- 11 Down: Darnel (4)
- TARE
- 14 Down: "___ Cake," Kaufman-Ryskind musical (8)
- LETEMEAT
- 15 Down: Not so biased (6)
- FAIRER
- 20 Down: Troubles (4)
- AILS
- 21 Down: Prefix with active (5)
- HYPER
- 24 Down: The same (5)
- DITTO
- 25 Down: Siouans (5)
- OTOES
- 26 Down: "'Tis good to keep ___ egg": Don Quixote (5)
- ANEST
- 27 Down: Moslem ruler (5)
- AMEER
- 28 Down: Fellows (5)
- GENTS
- 29 Down: ___ Ferber, Kaufman collaborator (4)
- EDNA
- 30 Down: Servant's word (4)
- MAAM
- 31 Down: Least dense (8)
- SPARSEST
- 34 Down: Cut (5)
- SLASH
- 35 Down: "Bring on ___," Kaufman-Ryskind musical (8)
- THEGIRLS
- 37 Down: Rodeo structures (6)
- CHUTES
- 38 Down: Shred (4)
- TEAR
- 40 Down: Panicky (6)
- SCARED
- 41 Down: Quickly (6)
- PRESTO
- 43 Down: Fiber from a banana stalk (5)
- ABACA
- 44 Down: Moslem leader (4)
- IMAM
- 45 Down: Measure of medicine (4)
- DOSE
- 46 Down: Soprano Ponselle (4)
- ROSA
- 47 Down: Twenty quires (4)
- REAM
- 48 Down: Purpose (4)
- GOAL
- 49 Down: Sinuous dance (4)
- HULA
- 50 Down: Two or more draft animals (4)
- TEAM
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